The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-18
INDIANAPOLIS, April Is.
The Growing Crops-sprinc Notes.

To the Editor of the INDIANAPOLIS journal:
thought your city readers might be interested
to know the condition and prospects for the
native crops of this region, as we have had
little rain and no spring. and summer seems to
have come all at once. First I am able to re-
port that the crop of skunk cabbage in the
swamp northeast of the Atlas works is in full
bloom. and its piercing and nvieorating odor is
not in the least impaired There is no surer
cure for CONSUMPTION than leaves of skunk
cabbage worn over the afflicted lung. The odor
at once drives the bacillus tuberculosis
to his lair and this treatment will
compete with Borgeon's sulphuretted hydrogen
applications, and is much easier to inspire I am
also satisfied that the crop of Indian turnips will
keep up to the average of previous years, and
will be sufficient for the needs of that rapioly-
diminishing for which they were originally
intended. In spite of the backward season their
flavor - not impaired, and good bite still leaves
the sensation of a thousand needles sticking in
the tongue.
regret that the crop of squirrel corn is short
this spring. Squirrels getting scarcer every
year, and have planted much less seed than
usual The output of Dutchm&n's breaches is
unusually good, which item will u doubt be read
with JOY by all that prosecuted nation. 1t might
be we'll to call the attention of the School Board
to this exuberance of growth and have the crop
suppressed, OF Oh Lu6 market VIII some OLler
name
The yellow spice bush is now in blossom and
should be gathered this week. The buds, we'll
chewed, good for the blood, but are of no
efficacy unless gathered by the person using
them and eaten in the woods where they grow,
every day
Blood root is still red this year, and the eter-
nal marvel still remains how ouch pure white
flowers are made from this scarlet jnice.
1t is getting late for dandelon green's. but still
your informant saw, this week. in the early
gray OF the morning, three gaunt African
witches stabbing the earth with long knives to
secure this best of all blood purifiers Standing
the top of ridge, they looked like Macbeth's
hays. but they did not know it and got the dan
delion Just the same.
Crawfishes have commenced their sprn e
ditchine: turtles moving lazily through the
woods and swamps; bul1frogs have not yet lifted
up their voices; suckers are running up the
creeks, and may be had for two tits string;
frog spawn las been laid out in the sun to get
meadows; it is yet too early for water snakes
though ground snakes can be- had for
the hunting the first litter of
'possums has been transferred TO the marsupial
nest The moonlight NIGHTS OF last week have
afforded some excellent 'coonin; snipe and ple-
yer, finding no worms. have come late and made
short stay flying high; not three dozen have
been baeced in our locality.
There is but a limited OUTPUT or snowy stuff in
the woods-a few caccoo flowers, less turkey
peas than turkeys marsh marieolas. buttercups.
a few willow gpusseys and redbuds. In short.
the woods are rather cold and dismal for this
month, and flower hunters will do well to pat
ronize the greenhouses for time. | have just